UK Ready to Grow Defense Budget Even Further For New $240Mln Naval Gun
UK Ready to Grow Defense Budget Even Further For New $240Mln Naval Gun
Defense Ministry said that UK’s growing military budget can accommodate a new weapons system worth over $240.6 million, to be fitted on the next-generation... 28.07.2016, Sputnik International
If the above is in fact an accurate rendering of said combat vessel, it looks like a kid's Lego toy with lines as aerodynamic and sea-wise as a container vessel's. Any ideas from the readers on how to abandon ship if it is going down, or how to rescue a man overboard from this vessel? LATER: actually, this is a modified Austal design from which BAe is working and the thing is being paid for by an accounts-due payout by the USA under the Memorandum of Understanding for Joint Military Procurement between the USA and the UK in exchange for UK MoD confirming its commitment to the F-35 so the Crown is not out of pocket on this one (or at least not yet).
Defense Ministry said that UK’s growing military budget can accommodate a new weapons system worth over $240.6 million, to be fitted on the next-generation Global Combat Ship.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The UK’s growing military budget can accommodate a new weapons system worth over $240.6 million, to be fitted on the next-generation Global Combat Ship, UK Defense Ministry said Thursday.
"Our growing defence budget means we can invest in a cutting edge weapon system for the Royal Navy’s next generation Global Combat Ship at the best value for taxpayers," UK Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin said.
The money will be spent on the design and manufacture of the first three guns, as well as training and ammunition, according to the ministerial statement.
The Maritime Indirect Fire System (MIFS) will sit on board all Type 26 Global Combat Ships, which are currently being designed by a US-based office of UK security firm BAE Systems. First gun systems are expected to be delivered to the United Kingdom in 2020.
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